The programme will feature Indian classical and folk dances, high-energy Bollywood performances, live music and bhajan jamming, alongside traditional performances by adult and children’s groups.

Some of the advertising has been placed in Carroll’s own electorate, sharpening the political sting just weeks before Victorians vote on 28 November.

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